Approval to award Frozen Food and Grocery framework for Procurement Across London (PAL) members.

Cabinet:

Approved the award of:

A.    A Pan London multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of Frozen Foods and Groceries with an estimated value of c. £8.36m in year 1, c.£36.04m total contract value over 3 plus 1-year term, commencing on 1^st September 2025 until 31^st August 2029. 

B.    A Havering call-off to the estimated value of c. £2.49m in year 1(£10.73m total estimated value over 3 plus 1-year term), commencing on 1^st September 2025 until 31^st August 2029. 

The current PAL framework expires on 31st August 2025. The Council’s current call-off contract expires on the same date. 

The indicative value of the new call-off contract across PAL members is c. £8.36m in year 1. The total framework value over the 4-year term of the contract (3 years + 1-year extension) is £36.04m across all PAL members. This includes an estimated 5% annual inflationary increase.  

Havering’s estimated annual contract value is £2.49m in year 1 (£10.73m total contract value).